The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-26
CITY NOTES.

CITY NOTES.
United States District Attorney r. NJ.
Call, of Jacksonville, was in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. u. j. White was in the city for a
few hours yesterday and dined at the
Bangor House.
Mr.. j. w. Lees, prominent real es-
tate and insurance man of Leesburg, is
at the Carleton.
Notwithstanding the light travel the
Carlton holds its own and gives hearty
welcome to all its guests.
why go in your shirt sleeves when
coats are selling at 10 cents? 2" is pla-
carded in front CT a store on Lemon
street.
Services in Methodist Church to-day
will be conducted at the usual hours, as
follows: Morning services IL O'Clock and
evening at 7:3O
Business was quite lively yesterday
morning for an hour or two, but Stacked
towards evening and then frightened up
after night again.
Mr.. G.. A. Ray, the man who has bored
more artesian wells than anybody else
in the State, is in the city and stopping
at the Saratoga Hotel.
The Mayor had very little to do in the
City Court yesterday, as there was only
only one case, and that was compro-
missed by the costs being paid.
Work ON Mr. Webb's building on Lem
ON street, which was temporarily sus-
pended, is now progressing finely and
the building will soon be completed
Miss Clara Belle Higgins, who has
been visiting Miss Belle Gray at the Ban
gor House for the past week, returned
home yesterday, taking Miss Gray with
her.
A special meeting of the Ladies' Me-
mortal Society will be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. $. j. Kennerly at 4. p. m.
Monday, June %. A full attendance
is requested.
The temperature as registered by the
West End thermometer yesterday was
as follows: a. m., So; p. M, 90;
p. m, 7s'. The weather was showery
through the day.
Sanitary Inspector b. G. Lanning states
that the city is now in good sanitary
condition and he intends to keep it that
way, as he will report every violation OF
the law to the Health Officer.
Mr.. E. ]. TRAY. general travelling
agent for the Jacksonville Ne,rs-Herald
was in the city yesterday and called on
friends and relatives. Mr.. TRAY, it ii
said, will be one of the Railroad Com
mission.
Nj. j. G.. Mangold will leave tomorrow
for trip to the mountains of Norti
Carolina, where he will combine business
with pleasure by taking views of seen
cry than which there is little finer in tn,
world.
Mr.. j. II. Harrington, private secretary
To Maj. Conant, of the Florida Southern
Railway, leaves this week for n three
months, trip North, and during hi
apScitct WI. D. w. OWtHS VIII aCt III ti'
same capacity.
1t is rumored that there will be a gen
eral change in the schedule of TIN
South Florida Railroad. to take effect OF
Monday, the eth inst, and that five
trains will be taken off on account o
light business.
A reporter of THE News learned from
a gentleman yesterday, who is just from
Tampa, that it is rumored down Their
that the Plant Steamship Company viii
withdraw their steamers from the rout,
between Tampa, Key West and Havans
on the LIST of July.
Mr.. Perry Holland, General Freight
and Passenger Agent of the DeBary ant
Peoples line of steamers, for the south
ern portion of the State, with headquar
tiers at Sanford, was in the city yester-
day looking after the interests of the
lines he represents.
A NEWS reporter had the pleasure,
yesterday. of meeting Mr.. Geo. Griffith,
travelling agent for John Clark, Son 4
Co., of Jacksonville. Mr.. Griffith was
Just from the Indian River country, and
report business rather dull, but mosaui-
toes unusually active.
The steamer Victorine, running be-
tween this city and Crescent City, brought
in quite number of passengers yester-
day morning. The Victorine is getting
to be quite popular. SO one of her passen-
gers stated to a NEWS reporter, and they
hope to keep her ON the route.
Mr.. Chas. III. Bent, Superintendent of
the Charlotte Harbor division of the
Florida Southern Railway, arrived in the
city yesterday, and reports matters quiet